Marcus Colla
Biography
Publications
Marcus Colla is Associate Professor of Modern European Political History at the University of Bergen, Norway. His research focuses on the history of modern Germany and Eastern Europe.
In the mirror of the future
Assessing a world of shifting alliances and nervous great powers.
The dilemmas of German defence
Rearmament without European unity brings old tensions.
In defence of darkness
Exploring a tradition built on fatalism rather than historical fact.
How autocrats and tech billionaires are disintegrating history
A striking new political analysis by Giuliano da Empoli explores a threat so thoroughly novel that it has paralysed the old guard.
New chancellor, new challenges – same old Germany?
Faced with the collapse of the treasured old Atlanticist certainties, Merz’s priority will be to create unity in Europe.
The miseries of Germany’s navel-gazing
With an election on the horizon, the grim situation at home has transmuted foreign policy issues into domestic ones.
The claustrophobia of German politics
With the three-party governing coalition in tatters, this is politics in panic mode.
The God in the rubble
Germany’s struggle with morality is not only a concern of history but an animating factor in contemporary politics.
The powerlessness of the powerful
Geert Wilders’ victory might be a sign Europe’s populists are a far more diverse and supple group than their critics are willing to recognise.
